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They trained to keep children healthy. Now they will take on the toughest of health challenges -- treating children with AIDS and training medical workers in parts of the world where pediatricians are scarce and children are dying at an alarming rate.

by Maggie Rawling for Rivet, a magazine from the Shunpike Arts Collective, Summer 2003

As a result of the new Presidential Directive, prostitutes will no longer have access to free HIV testing, condoms and latex gloves through organizations funded by USAIDS. "How can a government, whose job it is to protect the safety of the public, be willfully contributing to the spread of disease among its citizens? Unless, of course, prostitutes are not considered citizens."

One of the most active organisations is Rozkos bez Rizika (R-R, Pleasure without Risk), headed by Dr Hana Malinova. Asked if she thinks such a taxation system is viable, Malinova answers: "Oh, surely the national economy will be saved and the money will go toward orphanages, MPs' wages and other such indispensable things... I am sure many civil servants are looking forward to being the ones to collect the taxes."

Healthcare for Drug Abusers

It’s been ten years since heroin addicts in Switzerland started getting their fixes from the state. The "harm reduction" policy has attracted criticism, but its supporters say it has achieved its goals of keeping addicts off the streets and reducing crime.

More than 140,000 people arrested for drug possession have received treatment instead of prison or jail time, and 60,000 of them have successfully completed treatment in the five years since California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36.Additional story:Advocates of California drug treatment program seek more funding

Inmates who had been on blood pressure medicine are now off of it. Officials dealing with inmates in anger management classes, Goetz said, have seen a marked difference in inmates who are involved with Prison Tails.

Sillen possessed an ideal blend of healthcare management experience, political savvy and "dedication to helping the underserved. At the end of the day, I think that's what really struck the judge — that Bob truly wanted to help a population that, for some people, is a tough population to care deeply about," Collins said.

The Central African Republic political, economic, social and health crises feed into and aggravate one another. Rocked by internal turmoil – four wars in the last decade – it is one of the poorest countries on earth. The 2001–2003 conflicts have left deep physical and mental scars on the people of the Central African Republic.

Healthcare for the Disabled

For the last year, the Hilwai, a 50 foot floating orthopaedic clinic, has been touring the islands of the Philippines, bringing treatment to disabled people, some of whom have spent years coping with no help.